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Ayton School blue plaque

Blue plaque
Ayton School blue plaque
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This blue commemorative plaque records: Ayton Old Scholars' Association. Site of Friends' School Great Ayton, a Quaker boarding school opened in 1841 as the North of England Agricultural School and becoming Friend's School in 1854. In 1991 the title changed to Ayton School. The school closed in 1997. Recorded plaque organisation: Ayton Old Scholars' Association.

From the Open Plaques record 30044

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  • John M, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Peter Church, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Neil Theasby, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Philip Barker, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Mick Garratt, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Christopher Hall, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • T Eyre, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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